TEAM AAGAHI
Slogan: Nurturing young minds for generations to come!
SYNOPSIS:
The Team AAGAHI strives to make an impact in society to the concept of awareness among people who lack basic knowledge about social values, norms, ethics, and responsibility towards their society as a citizen of Pakistan. We, as a team of four members, aim to fulfill this gap that has been highlighted by many successful social activists and play our part as responsible yet committed nationals as well as citizens of Pakistan. We aim to target young kids with ages ranging from 5 to 12 years and teach them the basic values, norms, ethics, manners, hygiene, and cleanliness. We also aim to bridge the gap that exists between their formal education and their practical life and for that we plan to do science activities and plantation drives with them. Team AAGAHI needs your support for this cause.
VISION & MISSION STATEMENT:
Team AAGAHI Vision statement:
“We strive to nurture young minds, impart basic values among children in Pakistan and rise as a disciplined nation”
Team AAGAHI Mission statement:
“We will equip young souls with food for thought which nurtures their minds by planning activities and improves the lives now and for the generations to come. As a result, these young aspirants will become a source of change for their people, their surroundings, their community, and ultimately their Nation. We Rise by lifting others!”
PROBLEM STATEMENT:
In Pakistan, we have seen children roaming aimlessly on roads with poor hygienic habits and cleanliness practices. We have seen children who get their schooling from government institutions and end up with zero knowledge about manners, etiquette, and social values. We have seen children cramming books but struggling to implement that knowledge in daily life. But unfortunately, only a handful of social workers and human rights activists have taken action and there’s a lot more to be done in order to address this social issue.
MEET “TEAM AAGAHI”
ACTION PLAN:
We as newbie social workers and volunteers plan to achieve this goal through proper planning achievable and executable through SMART Goals. We at first decided to reach out to our seniors, alumni, professors, and mentors for guidance. Fortunately, they guided us well and we were able to make this plan by inculcating their useful insights towards our social cause. Some of the very significant questions that were necessary before beginning our project are listed below:
1. Name of our Organization
2. Type of activities we plan to conduct
3. Target Audience
4. Where can we find such kinds of setups and children?
5. How will we collect funds to make goodie bags?
6. How will we measure their growth & learning?
7. Till when we plan to conduct those activities?
8.How will we divide the tasks among ourselves?
ACTIVITIES:
We plan to conduct 3 types of activities,
1.Cleanliness & Hygiene: In this activity, children will be enlightened about the importance of hygiene and cleanliness by engaging them in their personal hygiene practice such as toothbrush mini cleaning drives of their nearby area. The age group targeted for this activity lies between 8–12 years old adolescents.
Tool Kit: The tool Kit for this activity includes Gloves, Masks, Soaps & Tissue paper
2. Manners & Etiquettes: In this activity, we intend to impart basic manners, etiquette, and ethics by engaging kids in activities of gift-giving, care, empathy, and that saying sorry element which most of the kids do not know because of their aggressive attitude. We plan to show videos, make posters, and instill the knowledge essential for all of us to rise as a nation. The age group targeted for this activity lies between 7to 12 years old adolescents.
Tool Kit: Mini Gift Packs including stationery, reading books, and snack items.
3. Science Projects In this activity, we aim to have science projects such as recycling techniques, plantation procedure sessions with kids so that they can equip themselves. We plan to provide them with seeds and small pots and go on a plantation drive with them in their nearby parks. We plan to provide them brochures with complete steps to be followed. The Age Group targeted for this activity lies between 8–12 years of kids.
Tool kit: Seed Pouches & Pots.
STRATEGIES TO OPT:
Strategies to teach young fresh minds with the activities of daily living to incorporate a better sense of basic values are stated below:
1. Imitation: Children usually do what they see, they follow the footsteps of their elders and act accordingly. We plan to conduct hygiene & cleanliness and Manners and etiquettes activities through demonstration.
2. Communication: Verbal instructions will be given to kids while conducting science projects with frequent reminders to do exactly what they are watching.
METHODS & TECHNIQUES TO BE FOLLOWED :
Methods that can be used to conduct our activities include the following methods,
Method No: 1 Stimulus Control Procedures:
What kind of stimuli induces what kind of response and behavior? E.g., to prompt kids to wash their hands, a prompt could be dirty hands after cleaning activity.
Techniques involved: Use of pictures, Video Modeling, Tactile Prompts.
Method No: 2 Chaining & Task Analysis:
Breaking down complex tasks into simple steps can help simplify the learning process. E.g., Growing a plant can be broken down into activities like taking a pot, defining a suitable place, collect a jar of water and dig mud to plant seeds.
Techniques involved: Use of activity schedules.
EVALUATION CRITERION:
Children will be evaluated with the help of daily activities check card. we’ll try to let them develop a habit of doing those activities daily and mark a tick in respective boxes. this will help us to analyze where they practice or not.
MARKETING STRATEGY:
Marketing strategy has been broken down into simpler steps stated below:
1.We plan to create social media presence on different social networking sites such as Facebook, Linked In, and Instagram.
2. We also aim to spread the work through posters, videos, and brochures defining the purpose of our cause.
3. We will be approaching many NGO’s, and orphan homes to present our idea and help us in funding as well as activities that are to be conducted among kids for the betterment of society.
4. Official Facebook groups, can serve as a good source to market our idea and collect funds. Permission letter provided by Amal Academy will be uploaded and shown to people who need any kind of proof if they have any doubts.
FUNDRAISING:
For funds collection, we will approach our social circle, our friends, our family, and our professors. We also plan to set a donation box at nearby shops to collect funds. Our slogan to collect funds from multiple people belonging to any class of our society revolves around this 150 Rs/- Per kid idea. 150 is such an affordable amount that we can collect from our friends and family to make a pouch and serve humanity through the best possible ways we can. Together we grow!
150 Rs/- Per Kid and Per Toolkit
TASK DIVISION & TIMELINE:
Working in a group means we have to coordinate and divide the tasks among ourselves and get those done before the deadline. We are a group of 4 members and we divided the tasks as per the activities decided before.
Member №1 is Syeda Gul-e-Zahra. She will design a brochure explaining the importance of cleanliness and hygiene and how to use cleaning essentials. She is going to conduct this activity by 8th Feb in the area she is residing in. Zahra will also be handling the Facebook page and keep it updated with our new activities and achievements.
Member №2 is Amnah Batool. She will also design a poster and engage students through mini activities. The sole purpose of those activities will be to impart a sense of gratitude and caregiving. Moreover, she will be handling Instagram handle as she is a blogger and knows how to market content with the use of effective strategies. She plans to conduct this activity by 4th February in her nearby tuition center.
Activity №3 & 4 are Hassan Farooq and Nasir Ali. Both of them will be working on the plantation and mini science projects. Hassan will also be working on LinkedIn and Twitter profiles along with the designing of posters. Nasir Ali will be helping us in terms of fund collection by approaching maximum people in his circle. This fund collection part is taken by everyone in his/her circle but Nasir Ali will be especially dealing with it.
FUTURE GOALS & PLANS:
After conducting, mini activities in our area we plan to move ahead and reach NGO’s particularly dealing with kids’ informal education. In future, we plan to collaborate with organizations so that we can pursue our idea on large scale. The organization we have contacted so far are listed below:
1. Seeds of peace
2. Beyond the classroom
3. freeschool.pk
4. SOS Village
CONCLUDING REMARKS: ( Team Leader: Amnah Batool)
We as a team have been working relentlessly to design the framework of our project. This task was never easy with the support and collaboration of my fellow teammates. All of the people were supportive despite the fact that they had some personal commitments and studies load. But we got to manage everything Alhumdulillah! We thank Amal Academy for providing us the platform to engage with lovely fellows and instilling in us the importance of social work. we are now more well-aware of the fact that being citizens of Pakistan, it is our responsibility to pay back to society and our beloved homeland. In the end, I must say we rise by lifting others! Together we fourish and together we prosper.